Karlin / Southwest Baptist University median real estate price is $252,010, which is more expensive than 51.9% of the neighborhoods in Missouri and 30.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Karlin / Southwest Baptist University is currently $866, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 97.4% of Missouri neighborhoods.
Karlin / Southwest Baptist University is a remote neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bolivar, Missouri.
Karlin / Southwest Baptist University real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Karlin / Southwest Baptist University neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
In Karlin / Southwest Baptist University, the current vacancy rate is 1.0%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 91.3% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Karlin / Southwest Baptist University is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Bolivar, the Karlin / Southwest Baptist University neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that the Karlin / Southwest Baptist University neighborhood has a greater concentration of residents currently enrolled in college than 98.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. With 23.6% of the population here attending college, this is very much a college-focused neighborhood.
More people in Karlin / Southwest Baptist University choose to walk to work each day (15.0%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.
Did you know that the Karlin / Southwest Baptist University neighborhood has more Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Karlin / Southwest Baptist University neighborhood in Bolivar are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 58.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the Karlin / Southwest Baptist University neighborhood, 29.9% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.0%), and 21.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Karlin / Southwest Baptist University neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.7% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the Karlin / Southwest Baptist University neighborhood in Bolivar, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (18.1%), and residents who report English roots (10.9%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (3.1%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (2.9%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Karlin / Southwest Baptist University neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (69.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (15.0%) and 8.9% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.